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Trump’s Lesson From Risky Rescue: Threaten to Go Harder at Iran

Apr 5, 2026Center Left

In an expletive-laced social media post, the president said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he would bomb bridges and power plants.

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President Donald Trump threatens to jail journalists who published details of a US military raid to rescue two airmen whose aircraft was shot down over Iran, accusing them of jeopardizing the mission. He speaks during a news conference in Washington, D.C. (Source: Bloomberg)

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